whats-new

DHRUVA KUMAR KAUSHAL · DHRUVA KUMAR KAUSHAL · commit ac057afe6898 · 2025-07-05T00:29:45.000+05:30
diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ v2025.07.1 (unreleased)
 New Features
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+- Custom indexes can now create additional variables beyond the original coordinate names
+  in :py:meth:`~xarray.Dataset.set_xindex`. Previously, extra variables returned by
+  :py:meth:`~xarray.Index.create_variables` were silently ignored (:issue:`10499`).
+  By `Dhruva Kumar Kaushal <https://github.com/dhruvak001>`_.
 
 Breaking changes
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